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B-17G "Sally B", maintained and flown privately as a memorial to the American Air Forces in Europe during WWII, in the line up for Duxford's 2024 Battle of Britain Airshow. The Flying Fortress was the mainstay for the American air arm of the strategic air offensive against Hitler's Germany, following a differing philosophy of targeting from RAF Bomber Command. The Flying Fortresses of the US 8th Air Force persisted with daylight precision bombing, increasingly aided by their own long range escort fighters culminating in the remarkable Mustang. The B-17G shown here featured improvements over the previous F-model including the addition of a remotely operated chin turret firing its two 0.5 inch Brownings forwards to counter head-on fighter attacks.
20240915 (113)_124485_Boeing_B-17G_Flying_Fortress
B-17G "Sally B", maintained and flown privately as a memorial to the American Air Forces in Europe during WWII, in the line up for Duxford's 2024 Battle of Britain Airshow. The Flying Fortress was the mainstay for the American air arm of the strategic air offensive against Hitler's Germany, following a differing philosophy of targeting from RAF Bomber Command. The Flying Fortresses of the US 8th Air Force persisted with daylight precision bombing, increasingly aided by their own long range escort fighters culminating in the remarkable Mustang. The B-17G shown here featured improvements over the previous F-model including the addition of a remotely operated chin turret firing its two 0.5 inch Brownings forwards to counter head-on fighter attacks.